Air-moistening.



PATENTED JULY--11, 1905.

0. A. ERBSIDH. AIR MOISTENING.

APPLIUATION FILED MAB a 1904 Jnvenzar I Mmw$u42 \Ml'fnesaes 5 effect.

UNTTsn STATES Patented July 11,1905.

PATENT @rrrcn- CARL ALEXANDER ERBSLOH, OF BARMEN, GERMANY.

AIR-MOISTENING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL ALEXANDER ERBS- LOH, a subject of the German Emperor, residing in the city of Barmen, Rhenish Prussia, Empire of Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Air-Moistening, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved air-moistening apparatus which is simple in construction and yet effective, and which consists, essentially, of a cloth forming an endless belt and arranged to dip into vessels of liquid, said cloth being capable of traveling more or less, so that it may serve as a screen for an oven.

My invention is more fully described in the following specification and pointed out in the claims at the end of the same, and it is also illustrated on the accompanying drawings, of

which 7 Figure 1 is a front view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section showing a modification, Fig. 4 showing in detail the moistening-cloth.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the drawings.

The apparatus consists of two vertical standards (1/ I), which may be of any convenient form and material. Between said standards are fixed in any known manner two casings or troughs 0 (Z, which may be easily removed from the standards and which are filled with a liquid as, for instance, water. In the said casings are removably fixed bars 0 e, that may be turned in their sockets and, like bars ff, are, if desired, fitted on the edges of the easings 0 (Z in a fixed or rotatable position, as shown. Round the bars a 0' f is placed an endless cloth g in such a manner that a proportionately large portion of the same dips into or is touched by the liquid, and as the cloth is made of a hygroscopic material it will of course absorb the liquid and become perfectly and wholly moistened.

My apparatus contains, according to its construction, two inner and two outer air-moistcning surfaces, and I therefore can build it in small proportions without diminishing its If the same should be enlarged, I construct my apparatus as shown in Fig. 3, in which I have fixed a third casing h to the standard, which is provided with a guidingbar a, while the casing (Z contains two guiding-bars e, in order to turn the cloth into a second run, arranged above the first run, and to double the surfaces for moistening the air.

Now my apparatus may be used with advantage as a screen for ovens in order to advance the evaporation of the liquid contained in the cloth. For this purpose I arrange the cloth in such a manner that the same may travel more or less quickly, passing thus constantly through the liquid and being strongly moistened. The motion of the cloth may be obtained by simply drawingit by hand on its turnable guide-bars. A more convenient and efiective construction may, however, be preferred. I provide the sides of the cloth, as shown in Fig. 4, with elastic and durable strips 11, inwhich are cut holes or openings 76. On one of the bars f are fixed prongs or teeth m, which fit into the holes 70, and I further provide the bar f with a crank a. By turning this crank the cloth will be set in motion and passed through the liquid, as described before. Instead of by hand I can revolve the bar mechanically by means of an electric or other motor, watch, or clock. I further can arrange in the space inclosed by the cloth belt a heating contrivanee r in order to augment the evaporation.

The casings may be fitted with faucets s for the purpose of conveniently emptying said troughs or casings. To the water I can add perfumes or other sweet-scenting materials.

I am aware that air-moistening apparatuses have been constructed before my invention, and I do not, therefore, claim such an apparatu's broadly; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of two standard s,a number of superposed liquid-tron ghs fixed between said standards, guide bars located in said troughs and an endless cloth adapted to be carried round the bars to form moistening-surfaces as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of two standards,a number of superposed liquid-troughs fixed between said standards, guide-bars located in said IO troughs, an endless cloth adapted to be carried round the bars and a heating contrivance arranged between the runs of the cloth as described and for the purpose set forth.

CARL ALEXANDER ERBSLGH. WVitnesses:

OTTO .KONIG, J. A. RITTERSHAUS. 

